Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio
The central theme addressed by this evaluation, is whether the Bank ' s investment in cities, improved the lives of the poor. This report is based on a desk review of the Bank's urban portfolio. It focuses on the results of the 99 operati...
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okr-10986-150162021-04-23T14:03:12Z Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio Roy Gilbert CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT CREDITWORTHINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING MAYORS MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT POLLUTION QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICE COVERAGE SEWERAGE SLUM UPGRADING STREET PAVING URBAN URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN INDICATORS URBAN LENDING URBAN POLICY URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION URBAN PROJECTS URBAN STRATEGY UTILITIES WASTE URBAN PROJECTS EVALUATION OF PROJECTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE URBAN POVERTY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY FRAMEWORK LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS SLUM IMPROVEMENT HABITAT MODIFICATION LENDING PROGRAMME PROJECT OBJECTIVES PROJECT DESIGN GOVERNANCE APPROACH MONITORING & EVALUATION QUALITY OF LIFE COMPETITIVENESS The central theme addressed by this evaluation, is whether the Bank ' s investment in cities, improved the lives of the poor. This report is based on a desk review of the Bank's urban portfolio. It focuses on the results of the 99 operations completed in the past 10 years. It uses the four pillars of livability, good governance, bankability, and competitiveness of the Urban Strategy Paper as the evaluation framework. At the project level, the study identifies factors that help determine good outcomes, such as building on previous operations, involving beneficiaries, and avoiding straining borrower resources and implementation capacity. At the strategic level, the study finds that the portfolio has concentrated on the livability pillar, through projects aiming to make the lives of the urban poor healthier and more productive. Attention has also been paid to governance, especially through operations that strengthen municipal administration. Bankability aspects received some attention, while the competitiveness pillar-which seeks improvements to the workings of urban markets- has proven the most elusive. The Operations and Evaluation Department (OED) recommends: 1) Systematic monitoring and evaluation and reporting of results-of poverty alleviation especially-from the city to the sector/strategic levels. 2) Revision of the business strategy discussed in the Urban Strategy Paper, "Cities in Transition" (USP) to ensure successful implementation. This would provide explicit targets and determine priorities that link the USP's four key instruments-scaling-up services to the poor, city development strategies, national urban strategies, and local government capacity building-and four strategic pillars-livability, good governance, bankability, and competitiveness-to urban poverty alleviation. 3) Clarification of the concept and the operational consequences of the competitiveness USP pillar for urban practitioners. 2013-08-12T18:28:52Z 2013-08-12T18:28:52Z 2003-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3660559/improving-lives-poor-through-investment-cities-update-performance-world-bank-s-urban-portfolio 0-8213-5540-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15016 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT CREDITWORTHINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING MAYORS MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT POLLUTION QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICE COVERAGE SEWERAGE SLUM UPGRADING STREET PAVING URBAN URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN INDICATORS URBAN LENDING URBAN POLICY URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION URBAN PROJECTS URBAN STRATEGY UTILITIES WASTE URBAN PROJECTS EVALUATION OF PROJECTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE URBAN POVERTY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY FRAMEWORK LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS SLUM IMPROVEMENT HABITAT MODIFICATION LENDING PROGRAMME PROJECT OBJECTIVES PROJECT DESIGN GOVERNANCE APPROACH MONITORING & EVALUATION QUALITY OF LIFE COMPETITIVENESS |
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CITIES CITY DEVELOPMENT CREDITWORTHINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING MAYORS MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT POLLUTION QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICE COVERAGE SEWERAGE SLUM UPGRADING STREET PAVING URBAN URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN INDICATORS URBAN LENDING URBAN POLICY URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION URBAN PROJECTS URBAN STRATEGY UTILITIES WASTE URBAN PROJECTS EVALUATION OF PROJECTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE URBAN POVERTY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY FRAMEWORK LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS SLUM IMPROVEMENT HABITAT MODIFICATION LENDING PROGRAMME PROJECT OBJECTIVES PROJECT DESIGN GOVERNANCE APPROACH MONITORING & EVALUATION QUALITY OF LIFE COMPETITIVENESS Roy Gilbert Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio |
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The central theme addressed by this
evaluation, is whether the Bank ' s investment in
cities, improved the lives of the poor. This report is based
on a desk review of the Bank's urban portfolio. It
focuses on the results of the 99 operations completed in the
past 10 years. It uses the four pillars of livability, good
governance, bankability, and competitiveness of the Urban
Strategy Paper as the evaluation framework. At the project
level, the study identifies factors that help determine good
outcomes, such as building on previous operations, involving
beneficiaries, and avoiding straining borrower resources and
implementation capacity. At the strategic level, the study
finds that the portfolio has concentrated on the livability
pillar, through projects aiming to make the lives of the
urban poor healthier and more productive. Attention has also
been paid to governance, especially through operations that
strengthen municipal administration. Bankability aspects
received some attention, while the competitiveness
pillar-which seeks improvements to the workings of urban
markets- has proven the most elusive. The Operations and
Evaluation Department (OED) recommends: 1) Systematic
monitoring and evaluation and reporting of results-of
poverty alleviation especially-from the city to the
sector/strategic levels. 2) Revision of the business
strategy discussed in the Urban Strategy Paper, "Cities
in Transition" (USP) to ensure successful
implementation. This would provide explicit targets and
determine priorities that link the USP's four key
instruments-scaling-up services to the poor, city
development strategies, national urban strategies, and local
government capacity building-and four strategic
pillars-livability, good governance, bankability, and
competitiveness-to urban poverty alleviation. 3)
Clarification of the concept and the operational
consequences of the competitiveness USP pillar for urban practitioners. |
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Roy Gilbert |
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Roy Gilbert |
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Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio |
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Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio |
| title_full |
Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio |
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Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio |
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Improving the Lives of the Poor Through Investment in Cities : An Update on the Performance of the World Bank's Urban Portfolio |
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improving the lives of the poor through investment in cities : an update on the performance of the world bank's urban portfolio |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3660559/improving-lives-poor-through-investment-cities-update-performance-world-bank-s-urban-portfolio http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15016 |
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